Welsh National Opera’s La Traviata
New theatre, old production. Nick Hammond finds Verdi’s La Traviata anything but tired… I’d love…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Northern Ballet at Kew Gardens
Of all the Shakespeare plays, comedic classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream has arguably been the…
Debris
A journey through the experiences of two orphaned teenagers, Debris by Dennis Kelly was first…
Tracks
In 1997, Aussie twenty-something Robyn Davidson decided, as you do, that she needed to walk…
Dial M for Murder
Directed by Lucy Bailey, this production of Dial M for Murder relies heavily on the…
Relative Values
One might assume Noël Coward to be outdated by now: all those bright young things…
The Raid 2
If I told you that The Raid 2 was probably one for the purists, would…
Handbagged
Following Peter Morgan’s The Audience last year starring HRH Helen Mirren, and the ‘future history’ production of King…
King Charles III
Occasionally, in my idler moments, I’m inclined to lament the state of British literature. Playwriting,…
A Small Family Business
Alan Ayckbourn is one of the most prolific playwrights who’s ever lived – quite possibly…
Pygmalion
Taking its name from the Greek myth about a talented sculptor whose statue comes to…
The Grand Budapest Hotel
With the “Grand Budapest Hotel” director Wes Anderson has scored himself a niche as one…